Pneumonia is not fun. Modern medicine is fantastic. The new series of Borgen is fantastic. Trying to look after kids when ill is hard work. Daytime naps are great and do aid recovery. Having time to read books is lovely. Sod's law will always kick in when you don't want it to. Series 2 of Last Tango in Halifax is also pretty damn good. It is possible to be too ill to even have the energy to pick up knitting needles. Pneumonia can help you finally shift those post baby pounds. My husband is fantastic. Normal service here will resume once I'm better. ... read more
One Thousand
I'm not one for marking blog anniversaries in any big way, but when I noticed via my blog dashboard earlier this week that I'd published by 1000th post here on Being Mrs C it did make me stop and think. A huge amount has happened in my life since I started this blog over five years ago, and I find it really interesting when I look back at some of my earlier posts to see what I was doing then, and what was making me smile back then. Over that time I've stopped working and devoted my time to looking after our family, but the economic situation here has also changed a huge amount ... read more
What did you really see today?
Did you know that this week (16th - 22 September 2013) is National Eye Health Week? There seem to be so many weeks like this these days where we're celebrating something or raising significance of something else and it's very easy for them to pass you by un-noticed, but this is one that I actually heard being talked about first thing Monday morning whilst getting breakfast for the kids and it is one that does affect all of us, no matter how old or young. So, back to Monday morning. As usual I had Radio 2 on and Chris Evans was doing his amazing job of trying to get the whole country ... read more
A-Z of My BritMums Live! 2013
There's so much I could say about BritMums Live that it could fill several blog posts. So as not to bore you all senseless - here's the A to Z of my BritMums Live! 2013. A is for All Bar One That for me is where my BritMums adventure began. A chance to put faces to twitter handles whilst getting some dutch courage before heading to the venue. B is for Bigjigs My lovely sponsors for the conference and the people who provided me with my very bright t-shirt which certainly helped break the ice with people on day 1. Thank you. C is for Cabbage Cocktails Apparently this is what I was ... read more
Mrs C on the wireless
When I first started writing this blog I had absolutely no idea where it would take me. Being a blogger can be a funny existence though and blogging can definitely open doors for you. This lunchtime I took the train north from St Albans to Luton to meet up with fellow blogger Liz from Me and My Shadow. Together we headed over to BBC 3 Counties Radio where we appeared on the Nick Coffer show to talk about all things thrifty. It's years since I was last on the radio. I think I was about 16 the last time, talking about some school project. Today we were talking about being thrifty when ... read more
Remembering the simple life
Isn't this card just adorable? There is a (large) part of me that would love a life like that in the picture. A spotlessly clean kitchen, children involved in a wholesome activity like baking, pet cat and what looks like a fantastic garden outside in the spring sunshine. The view of my kitchen table right now would show more piles of junk that I know what to do with (including the contents of a box of tissues which someone helpfully took out of the box to "save time" when she sneezes next), you can't see out to the garden due to the heavy rain and whilst one child is ... read more
When multitasking goes wrong
When this tweet arrived in my stream last week I was absolutely delighted. I've been wanting to go to BritMumsLive! this year for a variety of reasons and as a huge Bigjigs fan, and recently appointed Play Patrol Agent, was thrilled that they had agreed to sponsor me to attend. DELIGHTED to confirm @sussexmummy & @beingmrsc as our brand ambassadors at #BritMumsLive2013 ! :-) *woop woop* #PlayPatrol— Bigjigs® Toys (@bigjigstoys) May 1, 2013 Last week was a bit of a busy week though. As well as the usual children to look after and organise there were also some other things happening ... read more
When Turkeys are Profitable…
I am a housewife. There, I've said it. It may not be a sexy title, but it's what I do. I'm a wife who stays at home and looks after the children and runs the home whilst my husband goes out to work. It's not something I feel forced to do because of my gender, but it's the job that I am currently doing and it's something that women (and some men) have done for years. Women (and in the past there have been many more women than men) have been running homes for years and there's no doubt that we're doing as wide a range of things now as ever. Some of the role has ... read more
What sort of parent are you?
I'm not sure I know the anwser to this question at all. In life parents seem to come in all different shapes and sizes. There are the people who read all the books as soon as they get the little + symbol on the pregnancy test and always seems to be one step ahead of everyone else in terms of knowing what development steps come next and what the latest thinking is on how to take care of every challenging behaviour that your child presents you with. At the other end of the spectrum are the people who don't read a single book but just know what to do, and their children appear to be ... read more
Little Miss C standing for election?
Local Council elections take place on Thursday 2 May this year and not only have party political leaflets been dropping through my door, but the local branch of the Lib Dems have also been rather busy on local streets getting residents to put up signs encouraging others to vote for their local candidate. I'm not sure if it's because the other parties haven't made an effort yet, or if everyone round here is planning to vote Lib Dem, but at present they're the only ones I've seen and with the orange colout they do seem to stand out well, especially on a slightly dreary day ... read more